The long awaited second studio album from the cult Norwegian black metallers Mysticum has recently been announced. The successor of their debut In The Streams Of Inferno (1996) is called Planet Satan and according to the label Peaceville Records, retains the "core elements which made the Norwegians pioneering legends of industrial black metal." Take a look at the album cover art below and more details.

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We already knew that Fen was working on a new album. The post-black metal trio also promised it would be out around October/November and they kept the promise. Apart from unveiling the cover artwork that will grace the six-track album, the London unit also confirmed that it will be called Carrion Skies. The artwork for the album was created by Fen's bassist Grungyn.

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Do you want to hear more material from A Skeletal Domain, Cannibal Corpse's new album? Of course you do. And that is about to happen because the legendary death metallers just unleashed another new tune called "The Murderer's Pact". This new song serves as the sixth cut of sonic punishment from Cannibal Corpse's forthcoming thirteenth full-length, set for official detonation via Metal Blade Records on September 12th, 2014. Why don't you enjoy it below? Then tell us your thoughts about it.

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Swedish death metal unit Centinex haven't released a new album since 2005's World Declension but that is about to change. They will release a new comeback album entitled Redeeming Filth on the 21st of November in Europe and on the 9th of December in North America via Agonia Records. Returning after an almost eight-year hiatus, the band decided to revive the spirit that originally begun in 1990. The first song to be revealed off the upcoming record is the opening track "When Bodies Are Deformed," now available for your listening pleasure right here.

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Tristania's singer Mariangela "Mary" Demurtas has officially announced that she will be releasing a debut solo album soon. She explains you shouldn't expect it to sound like Tristania but you can already watch the first teaser for Demurtas' forthcoming solo album which is available below and hear some of the material.

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If you are into album covers, this might be right up your alley. Veteran metal/rock journalist Ramón "Oscuro" Martos just unveiled the cover artwork for his upcoming book ...And Justice For Art: Stories About Heavy Metal Album Covers. This is a one-of-a-kind collection of stories, stunning graphics, and revealing interviews about the making of some of the greatest album covers in the history of heavy metal. It includes all the particulars behind artworks as iconic as Slayer's Reign In Blood, Morbid Angel's Blessed Are The Sick, Metallica's And Justice For All, Death's Symbolic, Carcass Heartwork, Black Sabbath's 13, Cormorant's Dwellings, At The Gates' Slaughter Of The Soul, Testament's Dark Roots Of Earth, Opeth's Heritage, Mayhem's Grand Declaration Of War, and dozens of others.

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Freak Kitchen have released a brand new video! Cooking With Pagans, their eight full length album, has already been released as well a few days ago. The progressive group wanted a simple video and chose the track "Sloppy". The clip was shot in black and white by photographer Anders Bryngel. Watch the final result now!

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The brutal death metal outfit Bloodsoaked recently released their newest EP called Religious Apocalypse via Comatose Music. Kindly enough, the band is streaming it in full online here. You can also stream all three previous albums as well as download a few free songs. Not bad, right? Get to it and share your thoughts about it.

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Manowar have announced their return to the studio to begin working on their next studio album. In order to concentrate on the yet unnamed new studio album, the heavy metallers will postpone their U.S. tour dates in November due to scheduling conflicts. Tickets will remain valid and updates regarding new dates will be announced as soon as possible. Those who cannot attend the re-scheduled concerts will be able to get a full refund.

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Commemorating the 25-year anniversary since the recording of their first EP, Sweden's extreme musical deviants Meshuggah will release their upcoming live DVD/2CD (also available in Blu-ray), The Ophidian Trek, this month. To build the anticipation, the band has also unveiled the official teaser trailer. Check it out here below. The quintet is also bringing their live show to Europe this December to celebrate their 25th year of musical deviance. Prepare for some Meshugging folks!

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It seems like Nachtmystium's mastermind Blake "Azentrius" Judd is ripping-off fans again and failed to deliver merch for which fans had already paid, and now Century Media Records has come to their aid. Judd was previously arrested for theft and many fans had already complained he wasn't fulfilling their orders before. But Century Media Records is stepping up and will honor the fans pre-orders made directly through the frontman.

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You might remember that American metallers Atreyu recently announced their comeback and that they were planning on performing live again and writing new music. Well, the first new material has arrived and it is the new song "So Others May Live" which you can download for free on the band's website provided you enter an email address. If you just want to listen to the song, that is also possible if you click play on the YouTube clip available below.

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This could be interesting. Noisey has presented NOLA: Life, Death and Heavy Blues from the Bayou, a seven-part series examining the people and the culture that helped foster bands like Down, Eyehategod, Crowbar, Corrosion Of Conformity, Acid Bath, Goatwhore and many others. You can watch the trailer for it here now and see if you like it.

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You might remember Voices from their 2013 debut album and its freakishly long title From The Human Forest Create A Fugue Of Imaginary Rain. The British black metallers include in their ranks a host of Akercocke members: Peter Benjamin, Sam Loynes and drummer David Gray. The band announced that their new album is simply called London and will be released on November 17th via Candlelight Records. Furthermore, they already released two creepy teasers for the album. Enjoy it here!

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According to 14News.com, an Exodus' fan in Greenville, Kentucky has been arrested for alleged terroristic threats for posting the lyrics to the band's song "Class Dismissed (A Hate Primer)" (from the 2010 album Exhibit B: The Human Condition). Meanwhile, the band has reacted to this and says in a statement that it "does not promote or condone terrorists, threats or bullying. That being said, the band is somewhat baffled by the fact that this man being charged for what seems against his first amendment rights of Freedom of Speech."

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